AAN News
Three Alt-Weekly Writers Place in Investigative Reporting Contestnew
Earlier this week, we noted that a piece in the Fort Worth Weekly had won a 2008 Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) Award in the local-circulation weeklies category, but we neglected to mention that four other alt-weekly stories were IRE finalists. In the local-circulation weeklies category, Phoenix New Times' John Dickerson had two stories place, while the Houston Press' Chris Vogel had one. In addition, L.A. Weekly's Christine Pelisek was the runner-up for the Tom Renner Award, which is specifically for crime reporting.
Investigative Reporters and Editors |
04-03-2009 5:38 pm |
Honors & Achievements
Houston Press Plagiarized by Florida Magazinenew
The Ocala Star-Banner reported over the weekend that Ocala Magazine editor Heather Lee repeatedly lifted passages from other publications. The Houston Press reports that one such publication was itself: Lee stole a portion of a restaurant review by Robb Walsh, omitting only the words, "I know, I've been there" in a 63-word segment about eating meat. "You'd think someone could have come up with their own impressions of how to eat meat," Walsh says.
Houston Press |
03-24-2009 11:53 am |
Industry News
VVM Papers Win Three Education Writers Association Awardsnew
Miami New Times' Francisco Alvarado, the Houston Press' Margaret Downing and The Village Voice's Elizabeth Green were all honored in the 2008 National Awards for Education Reporting. The competition, sponsored by the Education Writers Association, "honors the best education reporting in the print and broadcast media."
Education Writers Association |
03-05-2009 8:18 am |
Honors & Achievements
Houston Press Food Writer Releases New Booknew
Robb Walsh's Sex, Death & Oysters: A Half Shell Lover's World Tour was released by Counterpoint on Jan. 1. "It was a 2004 cover story by the same name in the Houston Press that got the ball rolling on this book project," Walsh writes. "It gave me a great excuse to go eat oysters in England, Ireland, France and Canada and in most of the places where oysters are grown in the U.S." Walsh's other books include The Texas Cowboy Cookbook, Are You Really Going to Eat That? and The Tex-Mex Cookbook.
Houston Press |
01-05-2009 1:24 pm |
Industry News
Film Based on Houston Press Stories Heads to Sundancenew
I Love You Phillip Morris, starring Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor, is based on a series of stories by former Press reporter Steve McVicker about relentless con man Steven Russell. The film "will be showing at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival, and publicity is starting to build," the Press reports. McVicker, who now works for a Houston attorney, makes a cameo in the film as a judge.
Houston Press |
12-08-2008 12:57 pm |
Industry News
Three AAN Members Take Home Press Club of Dallas Awardsnew
The Dallas Observer, Fort Worth Weekly, and Houston Press were all honored when the Press Club's announced its 50th annual Katie Awards Saturday night. The Press won a total of three awards in the large newspapers division, including a first-place win for Column. The Observer, which also competed in the large newspapers division, won one award. In the small and medium newspapers division, the Weekly took home a total of four awards, three of which were first-place finishes -- in Business reporting, Investigative Series or Story, and Specialty Reporting.
The Press Club of Dallas |
11-17-2008 8:37 am |
Honors & Achievements
Alt-Weeklies Win Four Food Journalism Awardsnew
Miami New Times' Lee Klein won a first-place award for Newspaper Restaurant Criticism in this year's Association of Food Journalists awards. Robb Walsh of the Houston Press and Randall Roberts of Riverfront Times took second and third place, respectively, in the Newspaper Food Feature category; and Seattle Weekly's Maggie Dutton finished second in the Newspaper Food Column category. Winners were announced last weekend at a banquet in Houston.
Association of Food Journalists (PDF) |
10-22-2008 10:36 am |
Industry News
Plagiarizing Texas Paper Folds, Responds to Slate's Jody Rosennew
Houston Press |
08-11-2008 9:07 am |
Industry News
AAN Members Fare Well in the Lone Star Awardsnew
Alt-weeklies fairly dominated the newspaper divisions of the 2008 Lone Star Awards, the Texas-wide journalism contest sponsored by the Houston Press Club. In the over-100,000 circulation division, the Houston Press and Dallas Observer combined to take first, second and third places in the "Print Journalist of the Year" competition. The Observer won a total of five awards, while the Press took home more firsts (nine) and more awards overall than any other paper in the division. The Press finished first in these categories: Print Journalist of the Year, Photojournalist of the Year, Public Service, Business Story, General Commentary/Criticism, Feature Story (Internet-based), Opinion (Internet-based), Sports Photo, and Photo Package. In the under-100,000 newspaper division, the Fort Worth Weekly brought home more hardware than any other paper. That included five first-place trophies, in these categories: Feature Story, Investigative Reporting, Politics/Government, Business Story, and Student News. The awards were presented on June 6.
Houston Press Club (PDF file) |
06-18-2008 7:51 am |
Honors & Achievements
Houston Press Writer is 2008 Gerald Loeb Award Finalistnew
Todd Spivak is a finalist in the small newspapers category for his examination of shady rare-coin companies that were targeting elderly investors. The Loebs, which will be awarded on June 30 in New York, are "the highest honors in business journalism."
UCLA Anderson School of Management Press Release |
05-14-2008 3:54 pm |
Honors & Achievements
Alt-Weeklies Honored by Fort Worth SPJ Chapter
AAN members took home a fair share of the honors last week in the First Amendment Awards competition sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists' Fort Worth pro chapter, winning a combined three first places among eight print categories in the Texas-Oklahoma contest. Fort Worth Weekly took first place in the Reporting on Open Government and student categories, while the Houston Press finished first in the Defending the Disadvantaged category. The Weekly also won an additional second-place award, and the Press took one more second- and third-place finish.
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Fort Worth Weekly Press Release |
04-18-2008 8:45 am |
Honors & Achievements
Three Alt-Weekly Writers Up for James Beard Awardsnew
AAN members are once again well-represented in the list of finalists for this year's James Beard Foundation Journalism Awards. Robb Walsh of the Houston Press and SF Weekly's Eliza Strickland are both nominated in the Newspaper Feature Writing About Restaurants and/or Chefs category, while Westword's Jason Sheehan is nominated in the Restaurant Reviews category. Winners will be announced June 8 at a reception in New York. The awards recognize and honor excellence and achievement in the culinary arts.
James Beard Foundation |
03-25-2008 8:34 am |
Honors & Achievements
Houston Press Writer Wins Clarion Award for 2nd Year in a Rownew
Todd Spivak's "Run Over by Metro" took first place in Clarion Awards' Newspaper Feature Story category, the same category in which he finished first last year. Both men and women are eligible for the Clarion Awards, which are presented by The Association for Women in Communications.
The Association for Women in Communications |
09-05-2007 11:11 am |
Honors & Achievements
Houston Press Writer Wins Award from National Columnists Org.new
Richard Connelly was honored in the Humor (under 100,000 circulation) category by the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. Winners were announced Saturday night.
Editor & Publisher |
06-25-2007 8:33 am |
Honors & Achievements
Village Voice Media Papers Win Five Maggie Awardsnew
Houston Press picked up three first-place awards, for Best Feature Article, Best Public Service Series or Article, and Best Cover. Two other VVM papers took home first place awards: Phoenix New Times for Best Series of Articles and SF Weekly for Tabloids/Consumer, which is the category for best overall publication. The Maggies, given out by the Western Publications Association, "recognize the hard work, dedication and creative talents working in the publishing industry today."
Western Publications Association |
05-10-2007 8:11 am |
Honors & Achievements
